Friday, December 03, 2010

"But it wasn't a dream. It was a place. In Ann Arbor. And you were there, Andy, and you, Title 9, and you, Baggy...and, unfortunately, so were you, Sru. But you couldn't have been could you? Because it was about Michigan football. And about their football program. No, Aunt "M," this was a real truly live place and I remember some of it wasn't very nice. They had stuffed animals on the sidelines. And crying to Josh Groban music at the football banquet. And losing. Lots and lots of losing. And I had to keep blogging about it. It was awful!

All I kept saying to everybody was 'I want to go home, back to the place where Michigan had a defense, and no stuffed animals, and no Josh Groban music,' and they sent me home! Doesn't anybody believe me? But anyway, Andy, we're home! Home. And this is my blog and you're all here and I'm not going to leave here ever, ever again. Because I love you all. And... Oh Auntie "M!" There's no place like home! No place like The Big House!"

Because “home” for Dorothy was Great Depression/Dust Bowl savaged Kansas. A world shown in black & white, dust filled homes, dying crops, endless foreclosures, and a bleak future.

And your analagous “home” for Michigan fans, where we a had a D? would be a world where we’re still 1-6 against tosu, but the losses are “close”, which is so much better, and our D’s only get humiliated by USC, and Oregon, and App State, and oh, Minnesota- who can forget them planting their flag on the M at homecoming because we couldn’t tackle/stop an 70 yard run (now THAT was D!), and when we had the ball, everyone in the stadium moaning as we run the zone stretch to the left on 1st down for the umpteenth consecutive time. Ah, the good ole’ days, huh?

You’re right. This is dead on.

And “winning”, is such a relative thing, isn’t it?

the first column is Harbaugh's overall record as HC at Stanford. the second column is his conference record...

(The Wizard of Oz speaks to RR:)Back where I come from, there are coaches who do nothing all day but win. They are called cham... er... champi... er... [trying to say "champions"] yes... er... winners. And their coaching knowledge is no bigger than yours – But! They have one thing you haven't got…… A better three year resume. Therefore, in consideration of your past deeds, I take pleasure at this time in presenting you with a small token of our esteem and affection…..the buy out on your contract. And remember, my sentimental friend, that a coach is not judged by how many points you can score on offense , but by how much sand you can kick in Tressel’s face.

Uhh SiC, Jimmy was almost 500 in conf in second year. Over 500 third. RR was?All kidding aside I like RR as he has shown himself to be. Remember that I became a fan of Michigan while spending a month at Motts.Does anyone believe that you can stop Most anyone in the Big 10, 11, 12, or whatever we are these days with a 3-3-5? Moo U? Nope! Iowa? Nope! Pen State? Nope! Ole Stinky U? Nope! Glen Mason's Minnesota? Nope! Thank God for Danny Hope!

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